Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 6, 2022

C ognitive Systems Caregiver Aware. " Caregiver Aware is powered by WiFi Motion ™, which is currently active in over 70 countries and leverages connected IoT devices to transform the entire home into a motion-sensing network without additional hardware. category tags: AI and machine learning , Family caregivers , Home Care.

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JULY 8, 2020

Half of those aged 75+ and one-third of the 65+ have hearing loss. As with other market segments, the hearing health market saw the opportunity to promote their teleaudiology (or tele-audiology ) services for those who already own telehealth-capable hearing aids that may need adjustment. Learn more at Beltone.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 8, 2020

Half of those aged 75+ and one-third of the 65+ have hearing loss. As with other market segments, the hearing health market saw the opportunity to promote their teleaudiology (or tele-audiology ) services for those who already own telehealth-capable hearing aids that may need adjustment. Learn more at Beltone.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 13, 2021

Here are a few useful to older adults, alphabetical from firm sites: AbsoluteAudio’s PYOUR Audio Hearing 2.0. This comprehensive software suite is built up from a range of proprietary algorithms, destined at restoring speech understanding and best music experience for people su ffering from hearing damage or hearing loss.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2018

Uncorrected hearing loss isolates and harms older adults. O ne in three between age 65 and 74 has hearing loss , and nearly half of people aged 75+ have some significant level of hearing loss. Furthermore, wearing hearing aids has been linked to fewer hospital visits. Why such a small percentage?

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MARCH 28, 2019

This hearing aid can now identify when its user has suffered a fall and send secure a warning notification to as many as three preselected emergency contacts. Kaizn will then adjust the user's hearing aid settings to reflect that preference. Oticon Kaizn. Learn more at Oticon. Learn more at SoundMindInc.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The hearing technology market is seeing disruption from multiple angles. Smart hearables were news at CES 2020 , including AI-enabled hearing aids with fall detection, better and adjustable noise cancellation -- especially interesting for older adults in noisy restaurants. Smartphone market saturates – and some prices drop.

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APRIL 24, 2019

The more thin gs change… Who would have thought that fall detection would be added to a hearing aid ? Falls have been correlated with other health issues, associated with hearing loss and depression. Additionally, FallCall will send location and heart rate information to aid in the response." Learn more at FallCall.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 1, 2018

In a short month, heard lots about caregiving and hearing. You have 'conversed' with an older person who cannot hear well without hearing aids but owns an expensive pair which are highly adjustable. These individuals may ask you a question, but they don’t wait for an answer they can’t hear well. Recreational?

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APRIL 3, 2019

A good example from the past 3 years: the PCAST report, summarized in an ASA publication by David Lindeman: ' Independence, Technology, and Connection in Older Age." So to the degree that there is a connection, that’s a good outcome. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Aging technology. No, no, no.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 17, 2019

Hearing aids are undergoing a disruption in price , self-service purchasing , and programmability. Today we are more connected electronically than ever before. Oticon Opn hearing aids with Bluetooth capability are Made for iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®, allowing you to stream audio directly into your hearing aids.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 3, 2019

A good example from the past 3 years: the PCAST report, summarized in an ASA publication by David Lindeman: ' Independence, Technology, and Connection in Older Age." So to the degree that there is a connection, that’s a good outcome. category tags: Boomer-Senior Tech Business , Aging technology. No, no, no.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The generally accepted view was that this technology was going to be “Easy, Cheap, Useful, Smart, and Connected (home automation that just works).” Interviewees felt that voice interfaces would help medical professionals through voice dictation, and it would aid patients with easily-accessed and useful information. Raise the blinds!

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 19, 2018

First there is the significant uptake of voice-enabled technology, was forecast to be transformative , and so it was, in senior living, in the homes and families of seniors, and as an interface in newer cars to make giving and hearing directions easier. Now Hear This: Hearing-related technology for older adults and caregivers (June, 2018).

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JANUARY 17, 2019

Hearing aids are undergoing a disruption in price , self-service purchasing , and programmability. Today we are more connected electronically than ever before. Oticon Opn hearing aids with Bluetooth capability are Made for iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®, allowing you to stream audio directly into your hearing aids.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Others require a leap of imagination or a good explanation as to why this variant of hearing aid is worth as much as $4000 per ear. A just-released report sponsored by the Humana Foundation and OATS called Aging Connected , made the case that nearly 22 million seniors (age 65+) lack wireline broadband access at home. Learn more.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

And beyond age 80, most boomers will have some hearing loss. And non-participation may be as much due to the future cost of connection as due to lack of awareness. Cost of higher speed Internet connection; privacy concerns. Maintain connection to family; learning in advanced old age; isolation of the offline.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Between trade events, including the Connected Health Conference in Boston, LeadingAge in San Diego, HLTH in Las Vegas, the Aging 2.0 Hearing aids should appeal to those with significant hearing loss. category tags: wearables, smart watch , hearing loss , smartphones, cell phones. Read more. . .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MARCH 29, 2018

Platform that securely connects family members and their existing professionals around a complete view of their net worth including important financial documents. Platform multi-generational family financial management, connecting families and storing important financial documents. Learn more at Onist. . .

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 22, 2018

The most important people are the front line aides -- CNAs ( Certified Nursing Assistants ). Our aides need smart lifts – that can help cut the harm that happens from errors in use. We need to bridge the technology gap for seniors by connecting them with the new generations. We must talk about the team.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

Essence, the leader in IoT-enabled connected-living technologies, announces the release of Essence Umbrella , a two-way, voice-communication personal emergency response system (PERS) designed to help organizations, schools, and universities keep staff and students safe. Widex Battery Free Hearing Aids. Learn more at Leeo.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 12, 2020

HeardThat "turns a smartphone into a hearing assistant, helping to tune out background noise to enable individuals with hearing loss to hear speech more clearly, allowing them to engage in conversations they would otherwise have trouble hearing." Learn more from Essence Group. Not yet available. Learn more from video.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 10, 2019

Essence, the leader in IoT-enabled connected-living technologies, announces the release of Essence Umbrella , a two-way, voice-communication personal emergency response system (PERS) designed to help organizations, schools, and universities keep staff and students safe. Learn more at Care Predict. Essence Umbrella and Care@Home Communicator.

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Digital Health 53

Aging in Place Technology Watch

JANUARY 8, 2022

Ea rgo 6 Hearing Aid. Eargo 6, its sixth-generation FDA Class II exempt hearing aid and most powerful device yet, was launched at CES 2022. Eargo 6’s new Sound Adjust technology is an example of better hearing, made effortless. OrCam Read requires the user to be able to hear, with or without hearing aids.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 6, 2020

In an age when nearly everyone is digitally connected in some way – even many senior citizens, who are often characterized as technophobic – it only makes sense that the healthcare industry is seeing a lot of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies.

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